Can't charge replacement battery on X61

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I already asked this question on the linux thinkpad mailing list but
since I did not get any answer there, I though of asking here.  Sorry
if it's the second time that you read this message.

I have an X61 and I recently ordered a replacement battery from ebay.
It's a 8-cell SANYO with a rated capacity of 74950 mWh.  The problem
is that it won't charge.  The first time I tried it, it would sate
"fully-charged" but the meter would show it at 60%.  I ran on it for
some time then it started charging.  I drained it to 0% to reset the
fuel gauge but then it would stay there and would not charge.  I tried
to

  echo 1 > /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/force_discharge

and there it started to charge.  I was stuck with that mess for a few
cycles.  No matter what the remaining charge was, it would not charge
and would show up at "fully charged XX%" in KDE.  If I force the
discharge for a few minutes, it would eventually start charging but
after maybe 10 cycles, it won't do it again.  It just sits there and
won't charge.

Is there a way to force the charger to kick in?

Regards, 

-- 
Yannick Gingras
http://ygingras.net
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